Well I have Parkinson dieses......................

Definitely see a specialist (seems like you have that covered), and try to keep a positive attitude. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers as you battle this disease!

Nothing to offer beyond the best of wishes in successfully controlling the process, and the worst pun you'll hopefully read today:

Well, son, you might not have racing anymore, but keep the car, cause you've definitely got parking, son...

Hey, in this state that's a requirement for driving the bridge grooving truck. Shoot them a resume and I'll put in a good word for ya.

I know very little about Parkinson's other than what I see in the media. I will echo Dr Hess' advice, he knows what he's doing (except he keeps buying Loti... ).

You've probably covered all this with your doctor, just in case here's a link to the Mayo Clinic concerning Parkinson's. It covers possible surgeries etc, maybe there's a nugget in there to discuss with your docs. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsons-disease/basics/definition/con-20028488

I wouldn't get rid of the track car just yet; see what the docs have to say and what effects the meds have. Hey, I was told all kinds of horror stories about how my cancer would keep me from doing all kinds of things and ya know something? It doesn't restrict what I do as much as I thought it would, for instance I still drive LeMons and also the Jensenator.

Keep the good attitude!

Concentrate on a good attitude, two of my close friends have Parkinson's, and one of them is a car nut and ex-SCCA racer. He can't race anymore, but is still able to appreciate his road cars for now - a new Challenger. Sam Posey has had Parkinson's for (I think) about 30 years.

Believe it or not some people are having good relief from some of the symptoms by using nicotine patches like you use for stopping smoking - this is not a crazy folk remedy, it's being seriously researched, try googling it. It works pretty well for one of my friends, but doesn't work for everyone.

My father was diagnosed with it about 4 years ago. He got 3 different professional medical opinions. He feels that being a welder for many years was a contributing factor. He's been controlling things with said " magic " pill which has worked so far. He can still drive his 5 speed Mustang when he wants and in a few weeks he's taking a few laps around Texas Motor Speedway.

I just had a conversation with my mom yesterday about her friend who has Parkinson's. She said that she's doing a study with an implant that's been very helpful in reducing the shaking. Her friend's comment was that as soon as the battery on the device was plugged in, the shaking stopped. It isn't effective with all forms of Parkinson's, but it's been a godsend for her. I believe this is what she had done: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/295376.php

I just had a conversation with my mom yesterday about her friend who has Parkinson's. She said that she's doing a study with an implant that's been very helpful in reducing the shaking. Her friend's comment was that as soon as the battery on the device was plugged in, the shaking stopped. It isn't effective with all forms of Parkinson's, but it's been a godsend for her. I believe this is what she had done: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/295376.php thanks my friend I will check that for sure, jr

My neighbour had it for many years, that's a hard one. Michael J. Fox has done a lot to raise money for research. Sounds like you've got a positive attitude.

In reply to dj06482:

Have they tried a stabilizing gyroscope yet?

And you never told us you had a time machine that caused all this.....wtf man?

Glad to hear you're on the right road though, persevere.

drainoil wrote: My father was diagnosed with it about 4 years ago. He got 3 different professional medical opinions. He feels that being a welder for many years was a contributing factor. He's been controlling things with said " magic " pill which has worked so far. He can still drive his 5 speed Mustang when he wants and in a few weeks he's taking a few laps around Texas Motor Speedway.

My friend was also a welder prior to developing it. If they have one in your area try and find a support group. My wife's hospital has them for a number of things and then can be good sources of info to find local doctors, trials ect. Hers was very helpful at dealing with the various issues that came up after her stroke.

For a while, they thought PD would be a thing of the past. Virtually all the patients that had it had gotten sick with the flu in the great pandemic of 1918. You know, the influenza outbreak that killed like 100 million people. And there was no animal model to use for research until someone invented a designer drug synthetic heroin. One hit of that and you had Parkinson's Disease. Permanently. Now they can give a monkey PD with that drug and then experiment on what makes it better.

Just some PD trivia. Like I said, I may know a bit more than just a tad.